FAQ

[sparklycockles]

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a bigbang?
There are many different types of bigbangs, all varying slightly, but generally a bigbang is a process in which authors write long fics (10,000 or 20,000 words) and artists make art/fanmixes for them.

How do I sign up?When sign-ups start, there will be one post for authors, one for artists, and

Comments

[burningchaos]

Is there going to be a beta sign up? I could really use one, preferably someone slightly vicious and who will give me shite if I slack on grammar ect.

[sparklycockles]

I just talked it over with my co-mod and we both think that's a great idea :)

We'll make a beta post a bit later on for people to volunteer their services for.

[burningchaos]

Sweet! Thank you!

Baby Beta - would I be allowed to volunteer?

[skargasm]

When will you be doing the beta sign up, and what qualifications are you looking for from your Betas?

[v_angelique]

This is sort of like the WIP question, but not exactly. I have a vampire verse (it's a lotrips AU) that's ongoing and the stories in it can mostly be read as standalones. Could I write 10,000 words in the existing verse, as long as it works reasonably well as a standalone?

[chosenfire28]

Absolutely, as long as the story can be read as a standalone it can be a sequel or prequel to something else :D

[passionate_fun]

I know it maybe a dumb question but I am new to these things...
what is Gen, Slash, and/or Het?

[chosenfire28]

Gen is non romance focused stories that are based on the characters and not a romantic pairing.

Slash is a story focused on a male/male pairing, with femslash being a fic focused on a female/female pairing.

Het is a story focused on a Male/Female pairing.

All or just one of these can apply, however a person chooses to lable their story and what warnings they want to give.

[lady_armand2]

I tried putting one of the banners on my journal, and all I got was hyperlinks and text. Can someone tell me how to put a banner up, and explain it as if your talking to a three year old?

[chosenfire28]

The problem could be you have your journal set in rich text. When making a post on the top right side there is Rich Text and HTML, for the coding to work the entry needs to be in HTML.

[chosenfire28]

As long as at the public website you can link back to the art and the challenge then thats fine.